Police release thermal imaging video of bombing suspect’s capture

The three-minute long video shows Tsarnaev hiding under a plastic cover in a boat in at a residence in Watertown

By Marc Santora and Willian K. Rashbaum
The New York Times Blogs

BOSTON — The Massachusetts State Police released new video showing the final moments of Friday night's standoff with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, before he was taken into custody.

The three-minute long video, which shows images captured with thermal imaging technology, shows Mr. Tsarnaev hiding under a plastic cover in a boat in at a residence in Watertown, Mass., and, later, a robotic arm attached to a vehicle being used to pull the tarp back.